The Importance of Trust in Critical Thinking

The word trust has its origins in the indo european root word draust, which means solid or lasting. It can also be described as the feeling that we can rely on the character, ability, strength or truth of someone,. some group or entity. Trust and reciprocity are considered to be the basis of all human systems of morality. And not only is trust a lubricant for social functioning, but it's part of the nation's social capital.